Last updated: Monday, December 14, 2009
It seems that Google will release a mobile handset of its own. Reports suggest that the mobile phone , called the “Nexus One,” will be manufactured by HTC, a licensee of Google Android, and will work on the T- Mobile network. … Most handsets in America are subsidized by wireless operators, who defray the cost of the phones significantly — selling, let’s say, a $499 smartphone for $199 — but then make up for that initial subsidy by tying subscribers to lucrative long- term …